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The Hum ah Heart: 
God's Temple, 



BUT ALSO 



A Dwelling of Satan. 



PICTORIALLY 

Illustrated, Demonstrated, Explained and 
Described. 

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Entered According to Act of Congress, in the year 1891 by 

ERNEST E ♦ PATES, 

in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. 



THE 

GflBISTIANS TREASURE, 



Choice Selections 



FROM THE 



HOLY BIBLE. 



For the Promotion of the Christian Creed. 



Demonstrated on 
12 Charts with 150 Figures, Sacred Songs, 
Poems and Prayers. 



A TREASURE FOR TRUE CHRISTIANS AND ALL 
WHO WISH TO BE ONE, 



Entered According to Act of Congress, in the year 1891 by 

ERNEST E. PATES, 

in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. 



PREFACE. 



To our Readers: 

This little book, the Mirror of the 
Soul, also called the Mirror of the Heart 
was written and drawn on twenty-six quar- 
to - pages by the former provost, councilor 
of the consistory and pastor John N.J. 
Schmidt and was found among his pa- 
pers at the time of his death, which oc- 
curred in the ninety-first year of his life 
and in the sixty-eighth year of his con- 
tinuous and uninterrupted labor in the 
same church at Ettelar in Holstone, 
In 1833 it came into the possession of 
Frederick A. Von Paehtz, privy 
councilor, and councilor of the consistory 
and professor of theology who made numer- 
ous changes, corrections and additions to it 
The present authorized publisher has 
worked at it for more than three years 
and has spared neither time, labor, or mon- 
ey to make of it a work pleasing in the 
sight of God. He has revised and improv- 
ed it greatly, has adhered closly to the 
text of the Scriptures, and has had it 



translated into several languages, so that 
it might be acessible to as large a num- 
ber of readers as possible* He has done 
all this in the hope that it will be a source 
of joy to all who read it* 

He therefore requests all Christians 
who take a friendly interest in his work 
particularly ministers, teachers and all 
brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, to 
use their utmost endeavors to secure for 
this little book the largest circulation 
possible so that it may keep alive the love 
for the church in all Christendom . 

In this mirror which is held 
here before the sinful mankind 
and world every true Christian 
in search of salvation can see 
the true state of his heart and 
soul and can regulate his mode 
of life accordingly; he can also 
see in it how he has lived in the 
past, how he will live in the 
future and what his reward will 
be, eternal life or eternal 
damnation ♦ 



NEW YORK, 1887- 1891. 



THE PUBLISHER. 



In this new edition much has been 
changed, — only not the truth for that 
remains unchangeable forever and in all 
time,. — and I firmly believe that the spirit 
of the times will regard a book like this 
not with pleasure but with an evil eye. 

For this book shows to us the author 
of all sin and of mental slavery, — the 
devil, — as well as the author of all life 
and of the liberty of the Children of 
God, Jesus Christ, in us, only too 
plainly. The spirit of the times laughs at 
the devil as if he did not exist, denies 
his existence and his influence upon man- 
kind. Nor does the spirit of the times be- 
lieve in Christ nor in our salvation 
by H i m as it is taught us in the Holy- 
scriptures. 

But as we know that the spirit of 
the times is not a creature of the Lord ? 
but of the devil, we care but very little 
whether it will like this book or not. 

We remain true to the teachings of 
Christ and his apostles and find them 
still so excellent, so healing and so in- 
spiring that we would not exchange them 
for any opinion put forth by the spirit 
of the times. 



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Christ and his apostles taught 
explicitly. 

That the kingdom of God is of 
the pious and the faithful. 

While He purifies, sanctifies and 
blesses those who dwell within His temple 
and endows them with divine strength, 
heavenly peace and eternal life, even so 
hath Satan his kingdom among the 
wicked the unbelieving and the 
godles. He, the spirit of evil pro- 
duces evil within them, dwells within 
them, and causes them to be wretched and 
everlastingly unhappy. 

Christ taught: The enemy that 
sowed tares among the wheat while 
men slept, is the devil. 

The tares are there, we cannot over- 
look them nor deny their existence. Who 
then among ye all would deny the exis- 
tence of the sower? In this way we would 
but assist him, the arch enemy, to sow 
his tares among our wheat. 

But while men slept, his enemy came 
and sowed tares among the wheat and 
went his way. 



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But when the blade was sprung up, 
and brought forth fruit, then appeared 
the tares also* 

So the servants of the householder 
came and said unto him, Sir, didst not 
thou sow good seed in thy field? From 
whence then hath it tares ? 

He said unto them, the enemy hath 
done this* The servants said unto him, 
Wilt thou then that we go and gather 
them up? 

But he said, Nay; lest while ye 
gather up the tares, ye root up also the 
wheat with them* 

Let both grow together until the 
harvest, and in the time of harvest I will 
say to the reapers, Gather ye together 
first the tares, and bind them in bundles 
to burn them: but gather the wheat into 
my barn* 





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Jesus taught and said 
unto the evil ones and the 
unbelievers: 

The devil is your father 
and the lusts of your father 
ye will do. He was a murderer 
from the beginning, he is a 
liar and the father of it. 



Ye are of your father the 
devil and the deeds of your 
father ye will do: He was a 
murderer from the beginning, 
and abode not in the truth, 
Because there is no truth in 
him. When he speaketh a lie, 
he speaketh of his own: 
for lie is a liar, and the father 
of lies 

Paul tang n t : 

Satan is a Prince, a mighty 
one; he is a powerful spirit 
who rules in the darkness of 
this world. There are spirits 
in the air and we must wrestle 
with them. Therefore we must not 
let ourselves be seduced by the evil spirits 
for they are everywhere, whereever they 



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can seize upon a weak soul who doubts; 
and for such as these doth the wrat h 
of the Lord descend upon the chil- 
dren of unbelief. 



Paul taught: 
Satan is the Lord of this world, of 
the wicked and the unbelievers, who daz- 
zles their sight so that they cannot see 
the bright light shed by the 
glorious gospel of Christ. 
It is therefore a devilish blind- 
ness not to believe in Jesus Christ. 



In whom the God of this world, 
hath blinded the minds of the 
unbelievers which believe not, 
lest the light of the glorious 
gospel of Christ, 
who is the image of God 
which will shine unto them. 



Paul says: 
Satan works out his ends 
with the unbelievers. The wicked 
are dead in trespasses and sins, even those 
who live according to the present 
spirit of the times, according to 
the Prince who rules in the air. 



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Wherein in time past ye 
walked according to the course 
of this world, according to the 
prince of the power of the air, 
the spirit who at this time worketh 
in the children of disobedience. 

But God who is rich in 
mercy, for his great love, 
wherewith he loved us. 

Even when we were dead 
in sins, Has quickened us 
together with Christ 
[by Grace ye are saved,] 

Peter says: 
Satan is the adversary of the 
pious and the believers, and he is their 
enemy, their tempter who never 
rests, and sly's and walketh 
abon t as a roaring 1 i o n, seek- 
ing whom he may devour, W e should 
therefore be sober and vigi- 
lant and resist him steadfast 
in the faith. 

Wohm resist steadfast in 
faith, knowing that the same 
afflictions are accomplished in 
your brethern that are in the world. 



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John teaches: 
Satan is the tempter who 
deceiv eth the whole world* He is the 
originator of sin, he made the first be- 
ginnig of sin; and he it was who intro- 
duced sin into this world, and through 
the sin, the death* 

He that committeth sin is 
of the devil* But Christ has 
come to destroy the works 
of the devil. 

He that committeth sin is 
of the devil; for the devil 
sinneth from the beginning* 
For this purpose the Son of God 
was manifest, that he might 
destroy the works of the devil* 

James teaches: 
Resist the devil, and he will 
flee from you* Jesus hath given power 
to his people to cast out the devils 
and hath given them power over their 
enemies* 

Heal the sick, cleanse the 
lepers, raise the dead, cast out 
the devils: freely ye have received, 
freely ye shall give it* 



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Behold, I give unto you power 
to tread on serpents and scorpions, 
and over all the power of the 
enemy; and nothing shall by any 
means hurt you. 

Paul advises us in his epistle 
to the Ephesians, and shows 
us the armour of God with which 
we are able to withstand in the evil days, 
and having done all, to stand; and tak- 
ing the shield of faith we shall be able 
to quench, with it all the fiery darts 
of the wicked. 



Therefore whosoever believes 
in the gospel of Jesus Christ and 
his apostles cannot doubt that the heart 
of man is either a Temple of God 
and of the Holy Ghost or a Work- 
shop of Satan; Or that as Gr o d, 
Jesus, and the Holy Ghost dwell 
and works, and is supreme in the hearts 
of the believers, So doth Satan dwell in 
and rule over the wicked and the unbe- 
lievers. 



All these biblical and Christian truths 
which have always been believed by the 



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Christian church will be represented, ex- 
plained and exemplified in this book, 
by means of emblems and figures, in or- 
der to deter the wicked from sin, and 
the slavery of Satan, and to strengthen 
the pious in their faith. 




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EXPLANATION OF THE CHARTS 
AND PICTURES. 



On every Chart there is a Heart 
With a Human Face. 



From the condition of a man's heart 
which is the seat and place of activity 
and of all that is good or bad within 
him, the whole man can be judged. The 
face is the sign which the inner man 
puts up, so that we may know about 
the state of his mind* Therefore, dear 
reader, as you regard each picture, cast 
your eye into your own heart, examine 
it closely to learn the true state in which 
you are, whether Christ or Satan 



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rules over you, whether the Lord or 
the devil be your master, whether you 
are a slave of sin and Satan or a free 
child of God* Consider this matter 
seriously, do not pass over it indiffe- 
rently* Be honest enough to confess to 
yourself and Gr o d, what you discover 
within your heart* You are before your 
God who examines the heart of man, who 
see's and knows everything, from whom 
nothing that is within you remains con- 
cealed. If you find evil within you re- 
pent it and do penance* Do not 
give w ay to despair* Confess it openly 
and turn to Christ for mercy* He 
is your Savior also, for you too has 
H e come into this world to destroy the 
work of the devil to save you from the 
grasp of Satan and to receive you in- 
to His eternal kingdom* 

Paul says: 

Giving thanks unto the Father, 
which hath made us meet to be 



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partakers of the inheritance of 
the saints in light ; 

Who hath delivered us from 
the power of darkness and 
hath translated us into the 
kingdom of his dear Son : 

In whom we have redemption 
through his blood, even the 
forgiveness of sins : 

Who is the image of 
the invisible Grod, the 
firstborn of every creature : 

For by him were all things 
created, that are in heaven 
and that are on earth, 
visible and invisible ♦ 

And He can also endow you with 
power and strength, that you need 
no longer be a subject to Satan, nor 
serve sin any longer. He can make 
you free and when He makes you 
free, you will be truly free. 



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Copyright 1891 by Ernest E. Pates. 



(gjjilttitttttint of ^tcturcg. 



THE FIRST FIGURE, 



THE PICTURE OF THE INTERIOR OF 
A HUMAN BEING WHO SERVES 
SIN AND PERMITS SATAN 
TO RULE HIM. 



In this manner is the heart 
of a human being constituted 
who loves the world and gives 
himself up to sin, and who lives 
in accordance with the sen- 
timent which now prevails 
in the world, and in accordance 
with the spirit which is at 
work in the wicked at the pre- 
sent time. 



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The face expresses the frivolity which 
hesitates at no sin, considers nothing as 
a sin, indulges in everything which the 
wicked heart desires and lives on heed- 
lessly without thinking of G-od, eternity 
or the day of judgment . 

In the Heart resides the devil 
with his suite, the seven dead- 
ly sins which are represented by the 
seven animals. 



The Peacock with his long tail 
covert which he spreads like a fan ex- 
ceeds in pride all other animals. He is 
therefore chosen as the emblem of Pride 
which induces so many, people to extol 
themselves and to boast of a few endow- 
ments, gifts, or mercies, of their 
riches, or beauty of person, or 
of some place of honor which Gr o d hath 
bestowed upon them, as if they were bet- 
ter than others, and to look down upon 
others, despise and oppress them. 

The h e - g o a t, a salacious, stink- 
ing animal, is the symbol of lust 
of uncleanliness, immodesty, 
dissoluteness and immorality, 



The swine, the symbol of in- 
temperance, gluttony drunk- 
enness and passion* 

The Toad, which feeds upon earth, 
represents avarice or covetous- 
n e s s, which leads man to unreasonably 
seek worldly goods and to be hard - heart- 
ed to those in distress* 

The serpen t, which betrayed and 
tempted our first parents, because it envied 
them their happiness, is the true symbol 
of e n v y and of the pleasure at the 
misfortune of others. 

The Tiger is one of the most cruel 
and ferocious of animals, represents A n- 
g e r and vindictive n ess which 
lead man on to commit deeds which are 
peculiar to such cruel Animals. 

The slow Tortoise is emblema ■ 
tical of sloth, or 1 u k e w a r m n e s s 
in the service of God which deprives 
man of all incentive and desire to do 
goob- 

The Holy Gfhost has been dri- 
ven out of the heart and still he does 
not cease to offer to the sinner his gifts 



and mercies which are represented by the 
tongues of fire that play around 
the hear t* But he is not admit- 
ted to the hardened h ea rt which is 
full of s i n and entirely in the p o w- 
e r and in the claws of Satan* 

The good Angel or the m e r- 
c y of Christ endeavors to awaken 
the sinner by the word of Gr o d and 
by other acts of mercy* But the sinner 
will not listen and takes nothing 
to heart because he is complettly in- 
toxicatd by the lusts and plea- 
sures of sin: 

This is the horrible and ex- 
tremely pitiable condition 
of a sinner who orders his 
life according to the prevail- 
ing spirit of the world* 

Alas, how many people live on in 
this miserable state and think themsel- 
ves safe, as if they were not in danger* 

They call themselves Christians 
and are but servants of sin 
and slaves of the devil* They 
bear the name of Christian, they live, 
and yet they are dead* 



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PRAYER. 

Allmerciful God and Savior, 
Look down with, the eyes of 
thy boundless mercy upon the 
wretched condition of my poor 
sinful heart ; illumine the eyes 
of my soul by the rays 
of Thy heavenly light* Bring 
light into my darkness, that I 
may see clearly the condition 
of my heart. And in Thy mercy 
grant that I may cast off all 
that clings to me of this wretched 
condition* Protect me, almighty 
Redeemer, that I may never 
again give over my soul of my 
own free will to sin, into the 
keeping of the arch - enemy, 
for him to use as his abode* 
keep this thought evermore before 
my mind : He who sins is a 
servant of sin, he is of 
the devil, aye even a child 
of Satan* As many vices 
as I give myself up to, 
even so many unclean 
spirits dwell within my 



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soul an d cl o file i fc. T h o u, 
O Lord, and Creator of 
all things, hast created my heart 
for Thine own use and hast 
destined it for Thine abode. How 
then could I deliver it unto 
Satan as his workshop? 

Save me O Allpowerful, from 
the power of Satan, cleanse me 
from the defilement of sin* Take 
from me my unclean, sinful heart 
and create for me a new and 
pure heart and prepare for Thyself 
within me a dwelling pleasant 
unto Thine eyes for the glorification 
of Thy name, O Jesus. 

Amen. 

-X- 

Jesus, my Advocate above 
My Friend before the throne of love, 
If now for me prevails Thy prayer, 
If now I find Thee pleading there, 
If Thou the secret wish convey, 
And sweetly prompt my heart to pray, — 
Hear, and my weak petitions join, 
Almighty Advocate to Thine. 
Save me from death; from hell set free; 
Death, hell, are but the want of Thee : 
My life, my only heaven Thou art; — 
Oh, might I feel Thee in my heart ! 



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Copyright 1891 by Ernest E. l'ates. 



THE SECOO FIGURE. 



THE PICTURE OF THE INTERIOR OF 
A MAN WHO DOES PENANCE 
AND BEGINS TO FLEE 
FROM THE SIN. 



. The exceeding Mercy of Gfod 
and Chris t, — which is here repre- 
sented by the Angel, — plainly places be- 
fore the eyes of the Sinner, the con- 
sequences and the wages of sin, which 
are the Sword, the Judgment, and death* 
He is convinced by the word of God 
that neither the Adulterers, nor 
the Effeminate, nor Thieves, 
nor the Murderers, nor Covetous, 
nor Drunkards, nor Revilers, 
aor ExtortionerSj that not 1> 



i n g Unclean shall inherit the 
Kingdom of Heaven; And fur- 
ther that Distress and Fear, 
Indignation and Wrath shall 
come unto all those who do 
Evil. 

And even as they did not like 
to retain God in their knowledge, 
God gave them over to a reprobate 
mind to do those things 
which are not convenient ; 

Being filled with all 
unrighteousness, wickedness, 
covetousness, maliciousness, full 
of envy, murder, debate, deceit, 
malignity; whisperers ; 



Backbiters, haters of God, 
despiteful, proud, boasters, 
inventors of evil things, 
disobedient to parents* 

Without understanding, 
covenant — breakers, 
without natural affection, 
unplacable, unmerciful : 



Who, knowing the judgment of God, 
that they which commit such things are 
worthy of death, not only do the same 
but have pleasure in them that do them. 



For I am not ashamed of the 
gospel of Christ: for it is the 
power of Q-od unto salvation to 
every one that believeth* 

But, after thy hardness and 
impenitent heart, treasurest up 
unto thyself wrath against the 
day of wrath and revelation of 
the righteous judgment of God! 

Who will render unto every 
man according to his deeds : 

To them who by patient 
continuance in well doing seek 
for glory and honor and 
immortality, and eternal life: 

But unto them that are 
contentious, and do not obey 
the truth, but obey unrighteousness, 
indignation and wrath* 



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For there is no respect of 
persons with God. 

The sinner whose conscience has been 
aroused is led to reflect and to examine 
his heart carefully and finds nothing but 
sin and abominations. 
With the aid of a higher light which 
now enters his soul he recognizes the 
enormity and shamefulness of sin. 

He repents, he hates and 
despises sin; he would be free and rid 
of it; but he feels the power of sin, he 
knows his weakness and his inclination 
to sin, and he asks with a heartfelt sigh: 

O wretched man that I am! 
who shall deliver me from this 
sinful body of death? And the 
Holy Ghost answers him: The Grace 
of God through Jesus Christ. 
For the Holy Ghost has again ap- 
proached the repentant and stricken heart 
and enters it with flames of divine love 
giving unto it fresh light and strength. 

O wretched Sinner that I am ! 
who shall deliver me from this body 
of death? 



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And as the light of the Holy Ghost 
enters the heart and the rays of its mercy 
extend within it, even so must Satan with 
his evil following depart from it. 

The shameful figures the horrible ani- 
mals, the emblems of the vices flee . 
Whereever light enters, darkness must 
give way* As soon as the day breaks, 
night must disappear. Grace is the light, 
sin is darkness and night- 

As soon as we begin to hate sin, 
Satan must yield, for he can rule only 
in sin and darkness. 

He can enter our hearts only through 
sin. The love of sin gives him the key 
to it, and the adherence to evil clears 
the way for him and opens the door to 
let him in to your heart* 

Love of God and of the good and 
the detestation of sin closes the doors to 
your heart upon him, and drives him away 

O soul, love the light and hate the 
sin. Resist the evil, and Satan will fly 
from you Close your eyes to the world, 
to sin and all temptations and open your 
heart to the light of the Holy Ghost. 



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Let every ray of this divine light 
be welcome to yon, for it banishes sin 
and darkness, Satan and hell from your 
heart* Examine your heart frequently to 
discover and cast out every trace of sin 
that may be hidden within it. 

In the light of God which is ever 
waiting to be admitted to your heart, and 
enters it, and illumines and revives every- 
thing, as soon as it is admitted, in this 
Light of God you will recognize, and see 
in all its nastiness every wicked Animal 
every shadow of Sin, and God's grace 
which is powerful even in the Weak will 
set you free from it and preserve you 
from it* 



PRAYER. 

Lord, Thou source of all 
light and of all life, only Thou, 
only the light of Thy spirit can 
show me sin in all its enormity and 
shamefulness. Let the light of 
life shine in my dark soul that 
I may see and live. Thou desirest 



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not the death of the sinner, nor 
my death, but as truly as Thou 
dost live, as truly dost Thou 
wish that I, a sinner, may be 
changed in spirit and live* Therefore 
reveal unto me the sin which 
dazzles my sight, kills me and 
keeps me in the slavery of Satan. 
Give to me Thy grace, which 
Thou hast promised so mercifully 
to all sinners* May it penetrate 
my heart, may it inflict upon it 
wholesome wounds and penitence, 
even so that sin, death and Satan 
may depart from me, and make 
way for Thee* Give unto me Thy 
Holy Ghost, that he may awaken 
within me the love of God, a desire 
to obey Thy commands and love 
for everything that is good, that 
sin may no longer dwell within my 
body and Satan may no longer 
be able to dazzle, tempt and 
overpower me* Let me see clearly 
and plainly that in sin there is 
no salvation, but that he who sins 
is a servant of sin, a child of hell 
and of darkness* Let me never 
forget what Thy word tells me: 
That the wicked are driven away 
in their wickedness and that the 



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unrighteous shall not inherit the 
Kingdom of God. That an eternal 
death, and eternal damnation 
awaiting all those, who remain 
wicked. Grant that every sin may 
be sincerely repented and frankly 
confessed by me, and that I may 
turn away from sin and all 
semblance of Evil, and turn unto 
Thee, that I may be cleansed of 
all sin, be set free from all power 
of darkness, and be made worthy 
of Thy Grace, Thy light, and Thy 
communion, and agreeable in Thy 
sight. 

Amen. 



With tears of anguish I lament 
Here at Thy feet, my God, 
My passion, pride and discontent, 
And vile ingratitude. 
Break, sovereign Grace, oh, break 
the charm, [power] 
And set the captive free: 
Reveal, Almighty God, Thine arm, 
And haste to rescue me. 



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Copyright 1891 by Ernest E. Pates. 



THE THIRD FIGURE. 



THE INNER CONDITION OF THE HEART 
OF A SINNER WHO IS BROUGHT TO 
BELIEVE IN CHRIST AND HIS 

GOSPEL AND IS FILLED 
WITH THE HOLY GHOST. 



The Sinner who has become low- 
spirited and Humble by the Contempla- 
tion of his Sins and by the Patience 
and Forbearance of God which has Sup- 
ported him so long and has finally led 
him to penitence, is in a state of sincere 
contrition and sheds Tears of true Re- 
pentance, His Heart is sore and he Re- 
grets bitterly, That he has so often of- 
fended, despised and Misjudged God and 



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His great love, patience, and forbearance 
and has Served the devil so long. 

When at last he is prepared by God's 
never - failing mercy, then what is writ- 
ten in the Holy - Scriptures will be ful- 
filled : 

The Lord is nigh unto them 
that are of a broken heart; and 
saveth such as be of a contrite 
spirit, 

God heals those w h o a r e 
of a broken heart. The Angel of 
Grace appears to the Sinner and reveals 
to him Jesus Christ, the Cruci- 
fied, and His Gospel 

The joyous Message is Declared un- 
to him that Christ has Come unto the 
World to Save such Sinners as he is 
one, that He has died for the Sinners, 
and has gained for them Forgiveness for 
their Sins and Eternal life. 

The sinner with the contrite and 
stricken heart is now offered by God 
through Christ's mercy Forgiveness, Sal- 
vation, life and eternal \Bliss. 



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If the sinner Accepts this offer with 
Faith and all due humility, if he take 
unto himself Jesus Christ, the Crucified, 
His life, His death, and His works, if 
he sincerely believe that ail this has been 
done for his sake, that this has been 
given to him simply as an act of mercy 
then he will receive like all Believers 
in Christ the Holy - Ghost, and the Holy- 
Ghost will bear witness with his Spirit 
that his sins have been forgiven and 
I that he is now a child of God* 

For the Holy -Ghost fills the Heart 
with Peace, Joy and Righteous- 
ness, and thus hath he truly entered 
into the Kingdom of GocL 

Tears are still flowing, but now they 
are tears of Gratitude, Joy and Affection 
for Him who delivered him from all Evil 
and filled him with His spirit. His heart 
and his flesh cry out for the living God 
The Star in his heart shines; Because 
his Faith has been awakened. 

The Enemies of his Salvation, all 
the horrible animals, Satan and his fol- 
lowing, all have now disappeared from 
his heart and these words of the Holy- 
Scripture now applys to him : 



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And s n c li were some of you: 
but ye are Justified in the 
Name of our Lord Jesus, and 
by the spirit of our God. 

O how Glorious, how Bliss- 
ful and how Gratifying is the 
condition of the heart of such 
a Pardoned Sinner* He would 
like to sing one Hymn of Praise 
after another* He cannot re- 
joice Sufficiently in his Savior 
and His Mercy, nor can he find 
words Sufficient to admire 
and thank Him for His love 
and Mercy* 

But with all his Joy he must Re- 
main in a constant state of wholesome 
Fear and Watchfulness, for though the 
Beasts — which represent the Sins — are 
outside his Heart, — and Satan has lost 
all Claim and Power over him, — still 
the arch fiend is not far off, and he and 
sin are on watch Day and Night to re- 
turn whence they had been driven. 

Satan is the more Incensed, the more 
he has lost* Therefore watch and pray 
that ye may not fall into Temptation 
and return to your former Sins* 



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PRAYER. 

Blessed Savior, how can I enjoy 
Sufficiently Thy grace and love, 
how thank Thee Sufficiently for 
Thy glorious Gospel! Thou hast 
Permitted me to find Salvation 
through Thy blood According to 
Thy mercy, which is Forgiveness 
of all my sins. Thou hast given 
me the earnest of the Spirit in my 
Heart and hast Sealed me unto 
the day of Redemption. Strengthen 
my Faith, I pray Thee, enlighten 
the Eyes of my mind more and 
more that I may learn to value the 
Treasures, the Spirit, all the 
Heavenly Blessings which Thou 
hast Secured for me by Thy 
Sufferings and death and which 
Thou offerest to me in Thy GospeL 
O, how hast Thou Enriched, 
Blessed and favored me ! I who 
formerly was possessed by Satan 
am now a Temple of the Holy- 
Ghost. I, formerly a slave of sin, 
am now a child of God. I formerly 
a dwelling-place of Unclean spirits, 



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Am now a thing of joy for the 
angels, I in whom sin formerly 
raged, and Satan ruled, now feel 
nothing but joy, Peace, and 
Righteousness in the Holy - Spirit 
which dwells within me and is 
given me by God. The enemies of 
Salvation have been routed, the 
bonds which held me fast in the 
Slavery of Sin and Satan have 
been broken, and I am free through 
the mercy of Christ. I have found 
grace. How can I thank Thee? 
Thy praise shall ever be on my lips. 

One thing more I ask of Thee, 
O blessed Savior, leave me not, 
neither forsake me, O God of my 
Salvation. Teach my Heart 
to fear Thy name. 

Grant that I may not grow 
heedless, but keep watch all the 
time, so that I may Never again 
be Caught with guilt by the 
Enemy nor be Deceived by sin. 
May Thy Grace strengthen my Heart 
that it may ever abhor sin and 
flee, from every Opportunity 
for Sin. Thou hast made me free, 
and I pray Thee never let me 
be a Slave of Sin again, 



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Tliou hast Sanctified my heart; 
never again let it be Defiled and 
desecrated. May my heart remain 
a Temple of the Holy - Ghost, a Seat 
and dwelling place of Peace and 
Joy and Righteousness in the 
Holy - Ghost. 

Amen. 



My God, the Spring of all my joys, 
The "Life of my delights, 
The Glory of my brightest days, 
And Comfort of my nights; 
In darkest shades, if He appear, 
My dawning is begun; 
He is my soul's sweet Morning Star, 
And he my rising Sun. 

The opening heavens around me 
Shine with beams of sacred bliss, 
When Jesus shows His heart is,mine. 
And whispers, I am His. 

My soul would leave this heavy clay 
At that transporting word, 
Run up with joy the shining way, 
To embrace my dearest Lord. 
Fearless of hell and ghastly death, 
I'd break through every foe; 
The wings of love and arms of faith 
Should bear me conqueror through. 



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THE FOUHTH FIGURE, 



SHOWING A VIEW OF THE HEART OF 
A MAN WHO BY THE GRACE OF CHRIST 
HAS BEEN RECONCILED TO GOD 
AND KNOWS NOTHING BUT 
CHRIST, AND HIM 
CRUCIFIED. 



Nothing can be seen now in the Heart 
of the pardoned Sinner but Jesus the 
Crucified, and the marks of His 
Sufferings. 

For the Holy - G-host who now rules 
and leads him, and into whose Guidance 
he has given himself cannot inflame his 
Heart in love in any better way than by 
Presenting to him constantly Jesus and 



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His sufferings on the Cross, and by con- 
stantly Reminding him how great the 
sufferings of Jesus, His Redeemer were, 
that he might be Saved. 

The Presentation of the Death of Jesus 
and keeping alive the Memory of His suf- 
ferings is therefore the Principal Occu- 
pation of the pardoned Sinner. 

With Paul the pardoned 
sinner say: For I Determine 
not to know anything among 
you, save Jesus Christ, and 
Him Crucified. — But God for- 
bid that I should glory, save 
in the Cross of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, by who m the AY o r 1 d is 
crucified unto me, and I u n- 
t o the AA 7 o r 1 d . 

He finds under the Guidance of the 
Holy - Ghost so much Consolation and 
strength in the Death and Sufferings of 
his Redeemer, that his whole Heart is 
filled with it. 

If God is for me, he says, who can 
be against me? He that spared not his 
own Son, but delivered him up for us All; 



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How shall He not with him also freely 
give ns All things?! 

Who shall lay any thing to the 
charge of God's elect ? It is God 
that Justifieth, 

Who is He that Condemneth? 
It is Christ that Died, yea rather, 
that is risen again, who is even 
at the right hand of God, who also 
maketh Intercession for ns. 

The Death and the Suffering of Jesus 
is a surety [an earnest] for him of the 
Everlasting Love of God and that God 
was in Christ, Reconciling the World 
unto Himself, not imputing their tres- 
passes unto them; 

But them that are without God, 
will be Judgeth. Therefore put away 
from among Yourselves that who 
is wicked* 

Christ who was Crucified is now the 
Reason of the penitent's Trust in God, 
and His eternal love. If God the Father 
could give over his Son to such Suffer- 
ings for our Sake what is there He could 
deny us? 



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And since in this way Christ who 
was Crucified has become his own 
and Dwells within his Heart, he finds 
in him the most Abundant Source not 
only of all Consolation but of 
all Power for good* This thought, 
the living Faith in Christ, and His Suf- 
ferings makes him loathe all worldly Plea- 
sure, All fleshly lusts, All earthly glory, 
and All things that pass away* 

It seems to him as if Jesu^ were 
calling to him all the time : 

If thou wilt follow me and 
be my Disciple, take up thy 
Cross, deny thyself and fol- 
low me. 

And he that taketh not his 
Cross, and followeth after me, 
is not Worthy of m e* He cannot 
be my Pisciple. 

His Principal aim in Life will then be: 

To become like unto Christ. For that 
Purpose he exercises himself unto God- 
liness, He seeks after the Holiness, with- 
out which no one will See the Lord. 

Look ye Diligently lest any man 
Fail of the Grace of God; 



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lest any root of Bitterness springing up, 
trouble you, and thereby 
Many be defiled. 

He Cleanses himself from all filthi- 
ness of the Flesh and Spirit, perfecting 
Holiness in the fear of God, 

He prays without Ceasing and Con- 
tinues his Prayer and Supplication in 
the Spirit, 

And he prays always with all Sup- 
plications, 

And for me, that 
Utterance may be given unto me, 
That I may open my mouth boldly, 
to make known the Mystery of the 

Gospel. 

Nor doth he forget to do good 
and to communicate : 
for, with such Sacrifices God is 
well pleased. 

Obey your Preachers and 
Teachers and follow them, 
then they have the rule over you, 
and Submit yourselves: 
for they watch for your Souls, 
as they that must give Account, 
that they may do it with Joy, 
and not with Grief; 
for that is unprofitable for you. 



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He rejoices if he is found worthy to 
Suffer Reproaches, Persecutions, Afflic- 
tions, and Humiliations for the sake of 
Jesus Christ, for he knows that even as 
we suffer so shall we be Glorified, In 
short, for the sake of Him who offered 
Himself up for us all, he overcomes All; 
for he looks forward to the Reward 
which is great and in which All will 
participate who perservere in the Struggle. 

He that overcometh will 
inherit All* 

Thus it Resounds in his Ears; there- 
fore he forgets what lies behind him and 
looks forward to what is before him, to 
the Prize, of the heavenly calling of God 
in Christ Jesus* 



PRAYER. 

O Jesus, my Beloved, Thou hast 
Reconciled me unto God, 
Thou alone shalt henceforth be 
found within my Heart, To Thee 
and to the Memory of Thy sufferings 



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and Death, my heart shall be 
Consecrated and my whole Life be 
Devoted, May the Love with which 
Thou hast Loved me be within 
me, penetrate my Soul, Govern my 
Senses, and rule me in everything* 
May it renew me according to Thine 
Image, that I may be wholly 
like unto you, and your Sufferings 
and death, may be seen in me. 

O give unto me the proper spirit 
that I may now Count all things 
but loss, which were formerly Gain 
to me, aye, that everything may 
be as offscouring and refuse in 
Comparison with the Incomparable 
knowledge of Thee* 

Be Thou all unto me 
And everything else count for nothing, 
that I may be Found worthy of 
Thee, that I may not Depend 
on my Righteousness which cometh 
from the laws, but that I may 
Possess Thy righteousness which 
was given unto me for my Faith 
in Thee and which alone is of God, 
that I may see the Power of thy 
Resurrection and the Fellowship of 
the Mystery until at last I can say: 



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1 a m Crucified wit li 
Christ: nevertheless I live; 
yet not I, but Christ liveth 
i n m e ♦ 

Aye, my dearly Beloved Savior, 
let me look unto Thee in Sincerity, 
Thou, the Author and finisher 
of my Faith; who for the Joy 
that was set before Thee, Endureth 
the Cross, Despising the shame* 

May Thy life be the sweet 
Pasture of my Soul, Thy Cross my 
strength in striving against Sin, 
Thy Death my Refuge in Affliction 
and Death, 

In every Trial will I look to 
Thee. May Thy love be my Sun and 
Shield, my Light and Spur, That 
I may not grow Tired and Weary- 
by the Way, but run with patience 
the Race that is set before me. 

Amen. 



Oh, that I could forever Dwell, 
Delighted at the Savior's feet;- 
Behold the form I love so well 
And all His tender words repeat. 
The world Shut out from all my 

Soul, 



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And Heaven brought in with all 
its Bliss, — Ah! is there any 
thing from Pole to Pole, one 
Moment to Compare with this? 

This is the hidden life I prize, 
A life of Penitential Love; 
When most my follies I Despise, 
And raise my highest thoughts 

Above ; 

When all I am I clearly see, 
And Freely own with Deepest 
shame; When the Redeemer's love 
to me Kindles within a deathless 

Flame* 

Thus would I live till Nature 
fail, And all my former sins 
Forsake; Then rise to God within 
the veil, And of eternal joys 

Partake ♦ 

Oh, for a Thousand Tongues 
to sing My dear Redeemer's 
Praise; The Glories of my God 
and King, The Triumphs of 
His grace! 



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My gracious master and my 
God, Assist me to proclaim, 
To spread through all the earth 
abroad The Honors of Thy name. 

Jesus, the name that calms 
our Fears, That bids our Sorrows 
cease; T'is Music in the sinner's 
ears; T'is Life, and Health, and Peace. 

He breaks the Power of 
Reigning sin, He sets the Pris'ner 
free; His blood can make the 
foulest Clean; His blood availed 
for me* 




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THE FIFTH FIGURE. 



THE INNER CONDITION OF A GODLY 
MAN. HIS HEART A TEMPLE OF 
THE LIVING GOD, THE ABIDING 
• PLACE OF THE HOLY 
T R I N I T Y. 



Now the H o 1 y - T r in i t y, Fa- 
ther, Son, and H o 1 y - G h o s t, ap- 
pear in the Heart of the Sinner who has 
been admitted to Grace and has been 
Sanctified by the Holy-Ghost, 

Christ says: 
He that Lovetli ni e shall be 
Loved of my Father, we will come 
to him, and I will love him, and 
will Manifest myself to him. 



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Such an Honor and Glory shall come 
unto the Christian who has been Recon- 
ciled to God and washed from his Sins 
in the blood of Christ and who there- 
fore in gratitude loves Christ, his Re- 
deemer, above All, and because he Loves 
him and keeps his Commands* 

The Everlasting God enters within 
him* He is loved by the Father for the 
sake of the Son and is Visited by the 
Father* The Father and Son and Holy- 
Ghost dwell within him Forevermore* 

Therefore doth Paul write: 
Know ye not that ye are the 
Temple of God, and that the 
Spirit of God dwelleth within 
you? 

So if any man defile the 
Temple of God, him shall God 
destroy; for the Temple of God 
is Holy, which Temple ye are* 

And further on Paul writes to the 
Corinthians : 

Ye are the Temple of the 
living God; as God hath said: 

I will Dwell in them and 
walk in them; and I will be their 
God, and they shall be my People* 



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And w i 1 1 be a Father unto 
you, and ye shall be my Sons 
and Daughters, saith the Lord 
Almighty. 

Besides the Holy - Trinity we can al- 
so see the Cross of Christ in the 
Hear t, for this the true Christian can 
never forget, nor be without in Mind 
or Heart. 

The sufferings and Death of Jesus, 
the Crucified, His Mercy, will always 
remain the Foundation, on which he 
builds, and on which he rests his Faith 
and Hope. It Remains the source of his 
Love. 

He may look upon the Father or 
the Son or the Holy - Gfhost within Him, 
he may be ever so firmly United with 
God, his state of Bliss may be ever so 
great, yet he will always reflect and 
ask himself: How did I Miserable Sin- 
ner come by this undeserved Mercy ? — 
Answer: Through Christ who was 
Crucified and who by his Death 
Reconciled me with G-od. 

He it is who preserved me from Sin, 
Damnation and death by His Cross and 



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gained For me Mercy, Salvation and life. 
By His grace and His Mercy I am as 
I am. 

Instead of the seven deadly Sins 
which filled his Heart to the exclusion 
of Christ, and made of it a Workshop 
of the Devil, we now see in it the virtues 
Apposed to them, namely: Humility, 
Love, Liberality, Chastity, 
Charity, Temperance in Eat- 
ing and Drinking, Meekness, 
Diligence. 

Who would not then Try with all 
his Might to observe the words and Com- 
mands of Christ, to love Him, to emulate 
Him, to be like unto Him. For are not 
great things Promised unto him that 
observeth his Word, even that God will 
enter such a Heart and abide there? 

O let us love Him, because 
He first loved us, saith John who 
rested upon His Bosom. For Love is 
of God; and every one that 
loveth is born of God, and 
knoweth God, and God is with 
Him. 

Even now we can Approach so near 
to God, even here God Decends so far 
to us and into us. 



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Let us try our Utmost to be worthy 
of this Great and sublime Guest and ever 
to walk in His presence and be Sub- 
missive to Him* Let us always Dwell 
within ourselves, even as God Dwelleth 
within Us, 

Everything outside of us is nothing, 
is Perishable. The whole World passeth 
away with All its glory; but God, Christ 
within us, is Everlasting and if we cling 
unto Him we will be a spirit with Him, 

He himself hath made us the sweetest 
and most Glorious Promises that we Our- 
selves should partake of the Divine spirit 
if we would shun the perishable plea- 
sures of this World. 

O let us believe in Him and cling 
to Him as if we could see him. 

Whosoever believeth in Him hath 
eternal life even here on earth* 



PRAYER. 

All-powerful and all merciful 
God and Father of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, and our Father too, How 



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greatly dost Tliou love man 
How much hast Thou loved and 
blessed and given joy unto me 
in Thy Son, Jesus Christ, Thou wilt 
Dwell within me, and stay in me 
and I in Thee, 

How near Thou art to me 
How closely Related and how near 
I am to Thee, I shall be Filled 
with the Fulness of God, 

And to know the Love of Christ 
which passeth all Knowledge, that 
ye might be filled with all the 
Fulness of God, 

Should I not love Thee with 
all my Soul, with all my Heart, 
with all my Strength? O grant to 
me this Love! Let me be all Love, 
even as Thou art all Love, Grant 
that I may be Filled with Thy 
Presence, may be ever closer and 
closer United unto Thee, Let 
nothing ever Separate me again 
from Thy Love, 

Preserve my Heart for Thy 
everlasting Dwelling, Draw my spirit 
unto Thee, that I may love only 
Thee, and Cling only to Thee; 
That I may regard everything but 
Thee as nothing, that I may See 
only Thee and find only Thee 



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in all that is About me. that I may- 
do and Suffer all for Thy sake, 
that Thou may est be all in all to 
me, O Thou God of my Heart, 
Thou, only portion in Eternity. 

Amen. 



God is Love; His mercy 
brightens All the Path in which 
we rove; Bliss He wakes and 
woe He lightens; God is Wisdom, 
God is love* 

Chance and change are busy 
ever; Man Decays, and Ages 
move; But His mercy waneth never; 
God is Wisdom, God is love. 

Even the Hour that darkest 
seemeth, Will His changeless 
goodness prove; From the gloom 
His brightness streameth, God 
is Wisdom, God is love. 

He with Earthly cares 
entwineth Hope and Comfort 
from above: Everywhere His 
glory shineth; God is Wisdom, 
God is love. 



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THE SIXTH FIGUKE. 



THE CONDITION OF THE HEART OF 
A MAN WHOSE ZEAL HAS AGAIN 
GROWN COLD, AND WHO 
LEARNS TO LOVE THE 
WORLD AGAIN. 



Yon see in this Figure a Human- 
Face wliicli looks about boldly with one 
eye, while the other eye has a sleepy ex- 
pressiom In the heart the signs of the 
Sufferings of Jesus have grown less, the 
spark of grace is extinguished, the Star 
which is the Faith is growing Darker 
and has lost its Light and Brilliancy* 

The Meaning of all this is that, when 
man becomes Lukewarm and Indolent in 



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Faith, when he grows Negligent in Prayer 
and watchfulness and looks more upon 
the vanities of the World, and indulges 
more in the lusts, honors and Pleasures 
of the World. If , as cannot be otherwise, 
he thinks less and less of the Sufferings 
of his Savior, looks less and less frequent- 
ly to the Crucified One, the Author and 
Finisher of his Faith, and gradually loses 
Him from his heart: Then the fervour of 
Devotion will be Extinguished, the Love 
for Christ will grow cold, grace will 
Disappear, Faith will die out. 

His Heart will become Gloomy, dark, 
cold and dry and he himself will become 
Indolent and Despondent. And what will 
happen then? 

The World, which is Represented by 
the man with the Dagger, again enters 
his Heart forcibly. As he no longer has 
any Strength in Faith, no courage, no 
bright light, no Love, he fears the threads 
of the World, or he is Deceived by flat- 
teries and Temptations, and again learns 
to love the World* 

While he is in this condition Satan 
again Returns and drags and carries all 
the old beasts back into the Heart. And 



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be Succeeds all the easier in this, because 
he no longer finds a Guard nor meets 
with any Resistance, because the man has 
grown Indolent and Negligent in his 
Prayers and no longer avoids the Op- 
portunity for Sin but Exposes ■ himself 
voluntarily to the Danger* 

It is true, the Angel or the Mercy 
of Christ tries to drive away Satan, but 
as man Himself has opened the door 
wide to him, through sin, does not watch 
or pray nor Cooperates faithfully with 
Grace, Sin again enters his Heart and 
through Sin Satan regains his Foothold* 

The words of Christ are therefore 
applicable in this case: 

W a t c h and P r a y, that ye 
enter not into Temptation, 
P r a v without Ceasing. 

Prayer is the soul of the Christian 
faith and Life. When Prayer ceases, every- 
thing that is good ceases. Prayer is the 
spiritual breath. 

When that ceases or grows weaker 
everything that is good dies out. In the 
same way if we do not watch, we grow 
Indolent, the enemy comes and sows tares 
among the wheat. 



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An Unguarded and unarmed Heart 
is open to the attacks of all Enemies, 
which are Sin and Satan. 

Therefore let the sacred Guard, Prayer 
and sincere Devotion and Faith in Christ 
who was Crucified never leave your Soul, 
never sleep, that nothing Unclean may 
enter the Temple of God and defile it, 
lest God shall destroy you. 

Be sober, be vigilant; be- 
cause your adversary, the devil, 
w a 1 k e t h about, as a roaring 
lion, seeking whom he may 
devour: 

Whom resist steadfast in 
the faith. 

Wherefore let him that 
thinketh he standeth, take 
heed lest he fall. We must never 
put off the armor which Paul described 
so beautifully in his Epistle to the Ephe- 
sians. For as he says in the twelfth verse 
of the sixth chapter: 

For we wrestle not against 
Flesh and Blood, but against 
Principalities, against powers, 
against the Rulers of the Dark- 
ness of this World, against 



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Spirit xi a 1 w ickedness in li i g h 
p i a c e s, with the evil spirits 
u n d e r the Heavens w li i c li p u r- 
s u e us with fiery Darts, these 
we can extinguish only with the shield 
of Faith. 

Faith must therefore always remain 
firm and Alive, Love remain fervent. This 
can only be if we never lose sight of 
Jesus and His Sufferings, if we turn our 
Eyes away from the World and its Temp- 
tations, if we close our Eyes resolutely 
to all Allurements of Sin, and ever be 
Near God, and always, be watching for 
the Mercies of God and the Promptings 
of the Holy -Ghost. 

Faith loses all its Strength, Light, 
Life and Love will grow cold if the 
Foundation on wdiich they rest, Jesus 
the Crucified, leaveth the Heart* 



PRAYER. 

O Lord, Thou who knowest 
the hearts of all men, knowest also 
me, Thou knowest my Weakness, 

Do not leave me, O Lord, do 
not take Thy hand from me* 



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The Inconstancy of my Heart which 
so easily grows cold in Love and 
weak in Faith. Thou knowest how 
much I am inclined to Sin, how 
much I fear and Abhor all Trouble 
and Exertion, all Earnestness in 
self - denial and Watchfulness over 
my Heart* Strengthen me, give me 
fresh Life, and keep me steadfast 
in my Faith, for without Thee 
I can do nothing. I cannot remain 
with Thee, if Thou dost not support 
me and remain with me. 

Do not permit the Light within 
me to be Extinguished, nor the 
Love to grow cold, nor my trust 
to be unsteady nor my Faith to perish. 

Grant me always fresh Strength 
and Love for Prayer, grant me 
Boldness with which to look to Thee ; 
Give to my Eye everlasting 
Vigilance that it may look to Thee 
steadfastly and that I may ever 
Contemplate Thy Sufferings. Turn 
my Eyes away, I pray Thee, that 
they may not look upon the Vanities 
of this World. 

Amen. 

C6K> 



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Go to dark Gethsemane, 
Ye that feel the tempter's power, 
Your Redeemer's conflict see, 
Watch, with Him one bitter hour; 
Turn not from His griefs away, 
Learn of Jesus Christ to pray. 

Follow to the judgment hall, 
View the Lord of life arraign'd; 
Oh, the wormwood and the gall! 
Oh! the pangs his soul sustained! 
Shun not suff'ring, shame or loss 
Learn of Him to bear the Cross. 

Calv'ry's mournful Mountain 

climb ; 

There, adoring at His feet, 
God's own Sacrifice complete: 
„It is finished," hear him cry: 
Learn of Jesus Christ to die. 

Early hasten to the Tomb 
Where they laid his breathless clay — 
All is solitude and gloom — 
Who hath taken Him away? 
Christ is risen ; He meets our eyes ! 
Savior, teach us so to rise. 



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THE SEVENTH FIGUKE. 



THE HEART OF A MAN WHO AFTER 
HIS CONVERSION AGAIN SINS 
WILFULLY, AND PERMITS 
SIN AND SATAN TO RULE 
OVER HIM. 



This Picture represents the Heart of 
a sinner whom Christ describes as fol- 
lows in the Gospel according to the Apos- 
tle. St. Luke, Chapter XI, 24 — 26: 

When the unclean spirit is gone out 
of a man, he walketh through dry places 
seeking Rest; and finding none, he saith 
to himself, I will return unto my house 
whence I came out. 



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And when he cometh, he findeth it 
Swept and Garnished. 

Then goeth he, and taketh to him 
seven other, wicked spirits worse than 
himself; and they enter in, and Dwell 
there; and the Last state of that man 
is worse than the First. 

What a horrible Sight it is: Satan 
again Dwells and rules and Governs in 
the Heart which formerly was the Dwell- 
ing of God, the Temple of the Holy - Ghost. 

The old sins and Abominations are 
again to be seen There, the horrible Ani- 
mals have again obtained a Foothold and 
act as if they were at home. And what 
is the Reason for this state of affairs? 
The man did not heed the Mercies that 
were offered him, forgot to cleanse him- 
self of his Sins, and did not Exercise 
himself in Godliness and Holiness. 

And he who does not abvance must 
go backward. There is no standing still. 
He who does not strive Earnestly to en- 
ter the straight Gate, does not walk on 
steadfastly and Courageously on the nar- 
row road, is not Diligent in hating sin, 
does not Try to portify himself in his 



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Hatred of the World and its Pleasures, 
and does not carefully avoid all Oppor- 
tunities for Sin, he will in a short time 
be drawn by the wiles of Satan, and the 
Allurements of sin and the Pleasures of 
the World back into their Snares again, 
and as the Apostle Peter says the proverb 
will become true- 

„The Dog is turned to his own vomit 
again; and, The [Swine] that was washed 
to her wallowing in the mire," 

The meaning of this is that the In- 
dolent and heedless Man falls back in- 
to his old Sins and gives himself up to 
his evil Pleasures and Desires 
as formerly. 

The Holy-Ghost flees, for how 
can God's holy - Spirit dwell together 
with the unclean Spirit? 

How can the same Heart be at once 
a Temple of God and a Dwelling place 
of the Devil? 

The Angel, — or the Grace, leaves sad- 
ly, but with his Hands raised up high 
to indicate that Christ still has pity with 
the miserable Sinner and seemingly im- 
plores him: 



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O, if thou wouldst but recognize what 
is necessary for thy Peace! The heart of 
thy all — merciful GJ-od, His strong arm 
is still open to receive thee. Return, O 
thou Rebellious one, I will have mercy 
on thee once more* 

But he no longer hears* He looks 
boldly out into the wicked World and 
no longer Regards anything, neither secret 
nor public Sin or Shame* He sees not 
the bottomless Pit into which he is falling 
nor knows the abominations that are with- 
in his Heart, for his Faith is dead, the 
Star has lost all its Light and Satan has 
blinded his eyes* 

Regard this Picture well, beloved 
Brother* Thus it is with you when you 
have acknowledged, Confessed, and Re- 
pented your Sins and have obtained For- 
giveness, and then do not Guard your- 
self against Sin with Grod's grace but 
boldly Embrace it again* 

After that it is worse than ever, for 
Sin and Satan take a firmer hold and 
rage more Violently in you than before 
and you are now reduced to a state of 
complete Subjection and Slavery to them* 

Beware therefore of a relapse into 
your old Sins and bad Habits* 



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If you have once obtained Grace, have 
forsworn Sin and Satan, declared war up- 
on Pride, Covetousness, Lust, Anger, Glut- 
tony, Envy, and Sloth, remain their sworn 
Enemy and do not let them ever again 
spring up within your Heart. 

Fly from them wherever you can, 
for at the first chance they' will try to 
Return within your Heart, take up their 
old quarters and assert their former Priv- 
ileges, and if you grant them Admittance 
and permit them to Abide within you, 
the end will be worse than the Beginning. 

Place your trust in God who is Pow- 
erful enough to help you, and to Aid you 
in securing Victory over your Enemies. 

Even though you fall, rise up quickly 
again and struggle on. Above all, never 
conclude Peace with Sin. Always grasp 
the hand of your Redeemer. 

He can and will help you. His Arm 
is not too short. He is the Stronger; He 
can bind and cast out that powerful Ene- 
my Satan, and take his victim away from 
him and set you free again. 

Why then should you permit your 
Heart to become a Dwelling place of the 
Devil or to remain such, when it could 
be a Temple of God. 



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PRAYER. 

All merciful God, who 
art my father; I am Thy 
creature, for Thou hast 
created me* Chris t, m y 
Redeemer, I am Thine; Thou, 
my Savior, who of God is 
made unto us wisdom, and 
Righteousness, and Sanctification, 
and Redemption* 

Thou sittest also for me on 
the right hand of God, God the 
Father, hast also for me all Power 
in Thy hand to save me from Sin, 
Death and Satan, even though I am 
their Prisoner and Slave. Thou 
hast received Gifts for those who 
have rebelled, and for me also 
when I desert Thee* 

Thou hast pity on me and all 
Sinners, dost not cast off any one 
who turns unto Thee* 

See, here am I and cry unto Thee : 
Have pity, have Mercy, Thou wilt 
and canst save all. None is too deep 
in the Pit for thee, Thou canst 
and wilt Drag him out* 



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Set me free from the Slavery 
of Sin and Satan, No longer shall 
Sin and Satan rule within me. 

To Thee belongs my Heart. Thou 
hast purchased it with Thy blood 
It is Thine; Thou canst not deliver 
it to any one else. Send Thy light 
that Darkness may Depart; Give 
to me Thy spirit that Satan may 
be put to flight Grant me Thy 
Mercy that Sin may lose its sting. 
Bruise Satan under my feet and 
Destroy his Power. Let me be free. 

Amen. 



O Lord, Thy heavenly Grace impart, 
And fix my frail, inconstant Heart ; 
Henceforth. my chief desire shall be 
To dedicate myself to Thee. 
„ Whatever pursuits my time employ," 
One thought Shall fill my soul with joy; 
That silent, Secret thought shall be, 
That all my Hopes are fixed on Thee. 
Thy glorious eye pervadeth space ; 
Thy presence, Lord, fills every place ; 
And whatsoever my lot may be, 
Still shall my Spirit cleave to Thee. 
Renouncing ev'ry worldly thing, 
And safe beneath Thy spreading Wing 3 
My sweetest thought henceforth Shall be 
That all I want I find in Thee. 



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THE EIGHTH FIGURE. 



THE SORROWFUL END OF THE 
UNGODLY MAN. 

THE DEATH OF THE UNGODLY AND 
THE WAGES OF SIN. 



The unrepentant Sinner is now on his 
Deathbed, his body racked with Pains„ 
his mind full of trials and Tribulations,, 
full of Fear and Horror, of Death, full 
of Despair at the approaching Judgment. 

He is entirely Deserted, without all 
Help, incapable of being Consoled, because 
he does not believe in Grod and does not 
know his Redeemer. Death is now before 
him and threatens to take from him every- 
thing; all pleasures. Wealth, Honors, 



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Lusts, everything in fact to which he has 
clung in all his Life. 

Satan reproaches him with his Sins. 
At first he Tempted him to commit Them, 
telling him how beautiful and. pleasant 
Sin was; now Satan frightens him with 
it, terrifies his Conscience, and Shows to 
him the Wages of sin which await him, 
which are: 

Eternal Damnation, Ever- 
lasting Destruction, and end- 
less Tortures of Hell. 

Despairingly he looks about him and 
sees nothing but Horrible - Forms wher- 
ever he looks. 

Within him his Conscience tortures 
him* It has been slumbering until this 
time, but has now awakened again and 
fills him with unspeakable dread and fear* 

He sees Hell and the pit open be- 
fore him, sees how it is ready to receive 
him and swallow him up for ever. He 
can no longer hear anything that is good, 
for he has long since closed his Heart 
against all impressions of good, has har- 
dened it through Sin, and has become 
deaf to the Voice of God. 



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He turns away from the good spirit, 
from Grace, and from the Angel, For that 
reason the Angel also leaves him and 
leaves him to Despair which he has em- 
braced of his own free wilL 

Then he dies and appears before the 
Judgment - Seat of Grod, There he sees 
Christ whom he despised in Life, whose 
Word he did not or would not listen to 
or to whom he proved Unfaithful, whose 
Mercy he despised, and whom he trod 
under Foot, Now he hears from the lips 
of the Judge his irrevocable Sentence: 

Depart from m e, thou Ac- 
cursed, into everlasting Fire, 

Thus Are Sin, and the Pleasures of 
the World Rewarded, 

Cast out and Condemned by Grod, for- 
ever shut out from Heaven and banished 
for all time from the Presence of God, he 
now falls into the pit, into a state of 
Everlasting sorrow, into a fire which is 
never Quenshed, while a worm gnaws at 
him, which never Dies, 

Alas, how many Men are hastening 
towards this Eternal destruction. How 



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many who call themselves Christians and 
pretend to be such, serve Sin, lusts, their 
shameful Desires, give themselves up to 
Avarice or Extravagance, to Pride or 
Envy, to Mockery, to Lewdness, to In- 
dolence, to Anger, to Intemperance, to 
Gluttony, and in general to high living. 

They may perhaps even go so far as 
to Confess their Sins, but they do not 
do this in order to improve themselves, 
they do it only from Habit, they Sin 
again and continue in their evil Habits, 
Confess again, Sin again, and continue 
thus until their End, without ever chang- 
ing their minds, without ever Repenting 
their Sins sincerely, without turning with 
all their Heart to Christ, their Redeemer, 
without seeking His Mercy and Grace. 

They continue Confessing, partaking 
of the Communion, going to Church, 
listening to Sermons and other acts of 
Devotion, and yet they always remain 
the same as they were before: 

Servants of Sin, Children of the world 
Slaves of the Devil are they all. And 
the more they Participate in religious 
Devotions, the more they depend on them 
as if it were not necessary for them to 



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change their Hearts and to convert them- 
selves in Truth. 

Then Death steps in Unexpectedly 
and carries them off and as they sowed 
to the flesh they shall of the flesh reap 
Corruption; for whatsoever a man soweth 
that shall he also reap* 

Death has the greatest Horrors for 
those who have at some time partaken 
of Mercy but have not taken care of it, 
have once known Christ, but did not re- 
main with Him and instead have deserted 
Him and have again embraced the World 
and Sin. 

For as Paul says: 

For if we sin wilfully after 
that we have Received the 
Knowledge of the Truth, there 
remaineth no more Sacrifice 
for Sins, but a certain fear- 
ful looking for of Judgment 
and fiery indignation which 
shall Devour the Adversaries. 

Then it is Impossible for 
those who were once Enlightened, 
and have tasted of the Heaven- 
ly Grift, and were made partak- 



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ers of the Holy - G-host, and have 
tasted the good Word of Gr o d, 
and the Powers of the coming 
World, if they shall fall Away, 
to renew them again, into Re- 
pentance; seeing they Crucify 
to themselves the Son of (x o d 
a f r e s h, and put li i m t o a n 
open shame. 

O ye Sinners, ye who give Yourselves 
up to your Passions, did ye but know 
what it is that ye love. 

Ye love Death and Destruction, what 
pleases you now will be a Torture to 
you later on. 

Consider your wicked Ways and hate 
Evil ! Renounce Pleasure and Sin, for they 
are your Destruction. 

Listen to the gentle Voice of your 
good Shepherd, Jesus Christ, who calls 
to you : 

Come unto me, — my blood will cleanse 
you from your Sins! I forgive you and 
will save you. I give unto my flock the 
eternal Life. 

Do not Close your Hearts to these 



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Words of your good Shepherd, lest ye 
may hear the A^oice of the Judge in tones 
of Thunder: 

Depart from me, ye accursed, 
into Everlasting fire* 

It is a fearful thing to fall 
into t h e hands of the living 
G o d . 

Vengeance belongeth u n t o 
m e, I will Recompense, s a i t h 
t h e Lord. 



PRAYER. 

O Lord, Thou art just and all 
Thy Judgments are just. Thou 
art no Respecter of Person, Thou 
wilt reward every man according 
to his Works. He who does not do 
penance, does not believe Thy word 
nor keep it, he is already Judged, 
he will see neither Life nor the 
Kingdom of Heaven, but will remain 
in Death for all time. Gfood as 
Thou art to the Righteous and the 
Faithful, so art Thou terrible to 
the Unrepentant Sinner who does 
not turn to Thee. 



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O my Lord and Savior! Thou 
hast redeemed me from Sin, from 
Death and Hell, Give me strength 
that I may turn my Heart entirely 
away from Sin and to Thee while 
there is still time. Stir me up 
that I may be delivered from Death 
and may receive Eternal Life, 

Bow down my Heart that I may 
do Penance eagerly, may follow 
the teachings of Thy Spirit, and 
by Thy spirit be Recreated into 
a new and different Man, and then 
live and die for Thee, 

Amen, 



With tears of anguish I lament, 
Here at Thy feet, my God, 
My passion, pride, and discontent, 
And vile ingratitude. 

Sure there was ne'er a Heart so base 
So false as mine has been: 
So faithless to its promises, 
So prone to every Sin! 

How long, dear Savior shall I feel 
These stragglings in my Breast ? 
When wilt Thou bow my stubborn will 
And give my conscience rest ? 



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Break, sovereign Grace, oh break 
the charm, and set the captive free : 
Reveal, Almighty God, Thine arm, 
And haste to rescue me* 

O heavenly Father, Thou knowest 
my failings and my sufferings How 
easily can they be changed into joys 
if Thou wilt it. The load which Thou 
hast given me to bear cannot bear 
me down. If my Heart only carries it 
willingly Thou wilt soon make me 
happy. 




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THE NINTH FIGURE. 



THE INNER CONDITION OF THE HEART 
OF A CHRISTIAN WHO PERSEVERES 
IN HIS STRUGGLE AGAINST SIN, 
AND EXERCISES HIMSELF 
UNTO GODLINESS UP 
TO THE END. 



In this Picture, dear Reader, you can 
see how the Heart of the Christian is 
surrounded on all sides by Enemies, Sa- 
tan and Sin are constantly lying in wait 
for us and try to regain their former 
Supremacy in the Heart* 

In the lower part of the Picture you 
see two Men who represent the World. 
One of these invites you to sensual 



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Pleasures and worldly Enjoyments by 
offering you a cup filled with some in- 
toxicating Beverage. The other tries to 
deter you from Righteousness and to 
seduce you to a sinful Life with a drawn 
Dagger by means of threats, persecutions 
revilings, and other forcible means. 

With these Enemies of Salvation, with 
the lusts of the flesh, with the World, and 
with Satan the Christian will always have 
to struggle in this World. Bat his Heart 
is steeled against their attacks and they 
can do nothing to him. 

Over him hovers the Angel, the Grace 
of God, which constantly encourages him 
in his struggle and calls upon him to be 
steadfast by saying to him : No one 
will be crowned except he strive 
lawfully; he who Perseveres 
until the End will be Saved. 

And fear not them which kill the 
Body, but are not able to kill the Soul: 
but rather fear Him which is able to des- 
troy both Soul and Body in Hell. 

But in the Heart of the true Christian 
the Star shines brightly and beautifully, 



that is, Faith is alive in him, 

T li i s is the Victory that 
over cometh the World, even 
our Faith, 

He is full of Confidence, full of Trust 
in God* Therefore it is written on one 
side of his Heart ; Who is like God? 

God is with me and I am of Him, 
and through Him I can do anything. 
His Grace is Sufficient to me. 

But on the other side is seen: Who 
shall separate us from the Love 
of Jesus Christ? 

'Not Tribulation, or Distress, or Per- 
secution, or Famine, or Nakedness, or Peril 
or Sword. 

In all these things we are more than 
Conquerors through Him that loved us. 

Faith and Love therefore are up- 
permost in his Heart and fortify us in 
all that is Righteous. 

In the middle of the Heart can be 
seen the Holy - Host with these Words 
inscribed about it: Jesus, my Love* 



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That indicates his great Hunger for 
the true Spiritual Nourishment, for the 
Bread of Life which cometh down from 
Heaven and giveth light unto the World* 

With this living and invigorating 
Bread he nourishes and strengthens his 
Faith and Love by frequently partaking 
of the Holy Sacrament. He finds in this 
Food the greatest strength, everlasting 
Life, even as Jesus hath promised him: 
He that e a t e t h my Flesh, and 
drinketh my Blood, d w e 1 1 e t h 
in me, and I in him, he has the 
everlasting Life* 

But Jesus saith : 

Whoso eateth my Flesh, and 
drinketh my Blood, hath eternal 
Life, and I will raise him up 
at the last day* 

For my Flesh is meat indeed, 
and my Blood is drink indeed* 

He that eateth my Flesh, 
and drinketh my Blood, 
dwelleth in me and I in him* 

As the living Father hath sent me, 
And I live by the Father; 



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so he that eateth my flesh even he 
shall live by me, 

You can furthermore see in the Heart 
Christ who was Crucified, and 
an open Book, the Gospel, the 
Holy Scriptures* For the Reading 
and Consideration of the Word of God, 
of the Holy Scriptures, particularly of 
the Sufferings and Death of Jesus, will 
always be his most Pleasant Occupation 
and afford him the greatest Enjoyment, 
as with them he stays and comforts his 
Soul so that he may arm and Strengthen 
himself against the World and Sin, against 
the lusts of the flesh and Satan ♦ 

He who does not have Jesus, the 
Crucified, in his Heart and keep Him 
there, he is dead while he liveth; and 
he who does not love the Word of God, 
the Holy Scriptures, the Gospel above all 
other Books, does not Read and Consider 
it rather than all others, does not prefer 
it to all other Knowledge, does not make 
it the rule and Guidance of his Conduct, 
he certainly is dangerously Sick at Heart 
if not Dead and lost to Salvation, 

Finally we see in the Heart a little 
Church, an open Purse, Bread and Fish. 



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The meaning of the Church is that 
he likes to Pray and continues to Pray 
unceasingly, as well publicly in the As- 
semblages of the Righteous, as in the 
secret, silent Chamber, and wherever he 
goes, his Heart communes with God, re- 
joices at His presence, gives itself up to 
Him and remains with Him for all time. 
Without Prayer no one can remain and 
endure in Godliness, in Faith and in the 
Love of Jesus Christ. 

The open Purse represents his 
charity, his brotherly Love. He strives 
against avarice and covetousness by giv- 
ing gladly from his own stores to his 
needy brothers as far as is in his power. 
In this way he practices Love and with- 
draws his Heart more and more from 
earthly matters. 

He knows full well that the Souls 
which have escaped Satan by renouncing 
all other serious vices, such as Lust and 
Intemperance, will again fall unconscious- 
ly into the toils of the Devil, if they 
give themselves up secretly to Avarice 
and love of Money and under various 
Excuses and Pretences forget to do good 
unto others and to give to them of their 
own. 



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Bread and Pish are symbols of 
his Temperance in Eating and Drinking 
that he may endeavor to be Temperate 
in all things* They also represent Ab- 
stinence, that he may not oppress the 
Spirit, Increase the lusts of his flesh, and 
make himself incapable to Practice God- 
liness through illicit Pleasures* 

These are the Weapons with which 
the steadfast Christian strives, this Armor 
he never lays aside, and thus he remains 
Victor and conquers over all his Enemies, 
over the World, the Devil and the Flesh* 



PRAYER. 

O Jesus, my love! What care 
I for the World and its Pleasures, 
since I now have Thee? Remain 
Thou within me and grant that I 
may Remain with Thee, and I 
will ever be a branch of the vine 
that bringeth forth Fruit, Without 
Thee I can do nothing* Strengthen 
my faith more and more that it may 
cling to Thee who art Omnipotence 
and with Thy aid, for whom all 
things are possible, overcome 
everything ! 



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May Tliy love ever increase 
within me and inflame my Heart 
that I may love Thee alone and 
above all, Thee who art the everlasting 
Bliss. And find nothing Attractive, 
nothing Magnificent, nothing Lovely, 
nothing Worthy of my love but 
Thee alone. Grant me the Strength 
of Grace and persistency, for it 
comes from you alone! 

Grant that I may not be separated 
from Thy love by anything. Thy 
Cross, Thy Death, and the marks 
of Thy Suffering shall always give 
fresh Nourishment to my Love 
and Devotion for Thee. Thj Love 
shall always unite me inseparably 
to Thee! 

Grant to me by that which Thoi\ 
hast Promised me eternal life even 
here, and through faith, dwell within 
my Heart. 

May Thy Word full of Vigor 
and Life awaken, enlighten, enliven 
and strengthen me, every day, in 
my struggle and in patience^ and 
faith. Grant that my whole Heart, 
all my Affections, all my Thoughts 
and Desires be devoted unto Thee. 
Let me not only strive against a 
few evil lusts and desires but even 



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against all, Avarice, Lust, Envy and 
Mockery, as well as Pride, Anger 
and Vindictiveness, and also sloth 
and Intemperance. 

Therefore let me Pray without 
Ceasing, that I may ever obtain 
new Strength from Thee with which 
to gain Victories that I may remain 
faithful until my End comes. 

Amen. 

For this cause I bow my Knees 
unto the Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

The right Father is above all, 
what is named Children in heaven 
and on earth. 

That he. would grant you, 
According to the Riches of his Glory, 
to be strengthened with Might by 
his Spirit in the inner man ; 

That Christ may Dwell in your 
Hearts by Faith; that ye, being 
rooted and grounded in Love. 

And be able to comprehend with 
all Saints what is the breadth, and 
the length, the Depth and the height ; 

And to know the Love of Christ, 
which passeth Knowledge ; That ye 



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might be filled with, all the fulneea 
of God; And be filled with the 
love of Christ, which passeth all 
Understanding. 

Now unto Him, that is able to 
do exceeding abundantly above All 
that we ask or think, according to 
the Power that worketh in us 

Unto Him be Glory in the Church 
by Jesus Christ throughout all ages, 
world without End. 

Amen. 



Jesus, in Thy transporting name 
What glories meet our eyes ! 
Thou art the Seraph's lofty tent's 
The wonder of the skies. 
I might the Heavens with wonder view 
A love so strange as Thine ; 
No thought of Angels ever knew 
Compassion so Divine. 

And didst Thou Savior leave the sky 
To sink beneath our woes ? 
Didst Thou descend to bleed and die 
For Thy rebellious foes? 
Oh, may our willing Hearts confess 
Thy sweet, Thy gentle sway ; 
Glad captives of Thy matchless grace 3 
Thy righteous rule obey* 



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THE TENTH FIGURE. 



THE DEATH OF THE PIOUS AND 
THE RIGHTEOUS. 



A man who remains Steadfast in faith 
and in the exercise of Godliness up to 
his End, lies down gladly and confidently 
to Die when his hour has come to go. 

He fears neither Death nor Condem- 
nation; for neither concerns him as we 
are Assured by Jesus when he said to 
his Disciples : 

Verily, Verily, I say unto 
you, He that heareth my Word, 
and Believeth on Him that Sent 
me, hath Everlasting Life and 
shall not come into Condemna- 
tion; but is passed from Death 
unto Life. 



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And now the Righteous man lies there 
with his Conscience at ease, because his 
Sins have been Forgiven him and he en- 
joys God's Grace in his Heart* 

He has Jesus who w r as Crucified in 
his Bosom, and all his Love and Faith 
is for Jesus, the Crucified, whom he has 
borne in his Heart during his whole Life 
and who is now, when he is dying, his 
sole Refuge and Trust. With Him he lives 
and with Him he dies* 

From his pleasant and serene Coun- 
tenance shines the Peace that dwelleth 
within him, the Divine consolation, the 
Sacred unction of the Spirit that abideth 
in his Heart* 

His eye and his Heart are turned 
toward Heaven and his whole Appearance 
expresses and says what he thinks in 
his Heart: 

„I wish my Soul to be Re- 
leased and to be with Chris t*" 

The Angel of God is waiting for his 
Soul until it is set free to carry it to 
God's bosom* 

When at last he has been set free 
from all earthly things, his Soul hastens 



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to, Him in whom it Believed here below, 
in whom it Trusted, whom it Loved with- 
out ever having seen Him* 

Now it is to appear before God. Christ 
hastens to meet it and Extending his arms 
to it, Says: 

Come thou good and faith- 
ful Servant: thou hast been 
faithful over few things, I 
will make thee ruler over Many 
things: 

Enter thou into the joy of 
the Lord, 

Satan must depart with 
shame. 

What joy, what Bliss will it be to 
be face to face with Christ, to see how 
He is, and to become like unto Him in 
Glory and Salvation, Who can describe it? 

Thus Dieth the Righteous man who 
believes in Jesus Christ, the Christian who 
hath persevered Steadfastly in his strug- 
gle with Sin, the World and DeviL Thus 
cometh to a beautiful End the struggles 
and the Sufferings of the Righteous and 
the Just* 



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O that every one might be Encour- 
aged by this to continue in the Faith, 
to continue in the Struggle, never to grow 
weary, to strive in all Earnestness, to con- 
tinue on the narrow Way and enter in 
at the strait Gate and to complete the 
Course safely. 

Beyond a Crown of Glory awaits him, 
an inheritance, Incorruptible, undefiled, 
and that fadeth not away. 




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PRAYER. 



O Lord Jesns Christ! How happy 
and light at Heart will I be upon 
my deathbed, if I have Thee within 
my Heart, if Thou art with me and 
consoleth me. 

Thou hast forgiven me my Sins, 
hast Justified, washed, Purified and 
Sanctified me in Thy Sacred and 
precious blood. 

And Satan? No! Thou hast ' 
Conquered him, hast shorn him of 
his Power. He can do nothing 
against me, for Thou hast Died, 
yea, and art Risen again, 
and art even at the Right 
hand of God and makest 
Intercession for me. 

Nothing will therefore be able 
to Separate me from Thy Love 
in Death. 

O Jesus, my beloved, grant that 
I may only live and die for Thee; 



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let me always cling Faithfully unto 
Thee, and never draw back from 
Thee, Grant me the Grace that I 
may Die daily, that I may be Dead 
with all which Thou art not; that 
I may loose my Heart from all 
that goeth not with me in Death. 

Awaken within me the ardent 
Desire for Thy Heavenly and 
Everlasting Kingdom, that my Ways . 
may even now be like those of 
Heaven, where I have already been 
announced as a Member of God's family. 

This Blessed hope to be with • 
Thee at some time, Inspires me with 
constant Zeal to do good here 
below without growing Weary that 
I may reap without ceasing up above. 

At the same time, my Dearest 
Savior, never let me lose my 
Confidence in Thee, never forget my 
Trust in Thee, in Thy Mercy and 
Love, but Grant that I may be steadfast 
in my Hope and Trust of Thy 
Sufferings and Death, Thou who 
hast Died in my Behalf and Livest 
for my Sake for Ever and Ever. 

Amen. 



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O Lord, our Gk>d, we praise 
Thee for all the countless blessings 
which Thou hast shown us 
undeservedly in spiritual as well 
as carnal things, and in childlike 
trust upon Thy further Grace 
we pray Thee for Thy further Blessing, 

Thou hast given Thy only 
begotten Son for us, so that we 
all might be Saved, Why then 
shouldst Thou not grant us through 
Him all that we need for our 
temporal, spiritual and Eternal welfare 

Bless also Thy Church, the church 
of Thy Son, Jesus Christ. 

Amen. 



I love to steal awhile away 
From ev'ry cumbering care, 
And spend the hours of setting day 
In humble, grateful Prayer. 

I love in solitude to shed 
The penitential tear, 
And all His promises to plead 
Where none but Grod can hear. 



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I love to think on Mercies past, 
And future good implore, 
And all my cares and Sorrows cast 
On Him whom I adore. 

I love by faith to take a view 
Of brighter scenes in Heaven ; 
The prospect doth my strength renew, 
While here by tempests driven. 

Thus, when life's toilsome day is o'er 
May its departing ray 
Be calm as this impressive Hour, 
And lead to endless day. 



O Love divine, how Sweet thou art ! 
When shall I find my willing Heart 
All taken up by thee? 
I long, and thirst, and faint to prove 
The greatness of redeeming love, 
The love of Christ to me. 

Stronger His love than death or hell; 
Its riches are unsearchable; 
The first - born sons of light 
Desire, in vain, its depth to see ; 
They cannot reach the Mystery, 
The length, and breadth, and height. 



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Oh, that 1 could forever sit, 
With Mary, at the Master's feet ! 
Be this my happy Choice; 
My only care, delight, and Bliss, 
My joy, my heaven on Earth be this, 
To hear the Bridegroom's voice* 

Oh, that I could with f avor'd John 
Recline my weary Head upon 
The dear Redeemer's breast! 
From care, and sin, and sorrow free, 
Give me, O Lord, to find in Thee 
My everlasting rest. 



Come, Holy Spirit, calm my Mind 
And fit me to approach my God ; 
Remove each vain, each worldly 
Thought, and lead me to Thy blest abode. 

Hast Thou imparted to my Soul 
A living spark of Holy fire? 
Oh, kindle now the Sacred flame, 
And make me burn with pure desire, 

A brighter faith and hope impart, 
And let me now my Savior see; 
Oh, soothe and cheer my burden'd Heart 
And bid my spirit rest in Thee* 



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PUBLIC WORSHIP OF GOD 



OUR MANNER OF CONDUCT 
TOWARDS GOD. 



To worship the Almighty publicly, 
To enter His House gladly, 
To listen to His word Devoutly, 
And to sing His Praise 
Is a duty which devolves 
Upon the Christian as long as he lives. 

If you Worship Him only in Secrecy, 
And though you call Jesus your Savior, 
Yet do not Worship Him in public, 
Nor confess Him openly before all men, 
Are you of Him? Are you a Christian 
Who is grateful to his Savior? 



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He who shuns the service 
On God's Day of Rest, 
Through indolence avoids the Assembly 
And will not Pray with others, 
He avoids a Sacred Obligation 
And has no care for his Soul. 

You must attend the House of God, 
Even that you may edify your Neighbor* 

How Many are there that look to You, 
And that look only to the Example 
set by Others. 

Remember that you as a Christian 
Must set a good Example to Others. 

But O, how Necessary it is for You, 
O Christian, to instruct Yourself 
More and more of your Duties 
And of the way that leadeth to Salvation, 
In this the time of your Probation, 
Where you are liable to Fail. 

How weak are our own Powers, 
How slight our Knowledge and 

Understanding. 
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In which we are United by God's Mercy, 

A means which giveth us 

New strength for Faith and Virtue. 

How much Consolation have I been 

afforded 

When I heard the Word of the Lord. 
How much did I Love those happy Hours 
In w r hich I Worshiped God 
And casting aside all Earthly cares, 
Have striven only for Everlasting Life. 

Nothing equals the Heavenly Bliss 
Which fills the Heart of the Righteous 
When in those blessed Moments 
It raises itself in Prayer to God, 
And full of Happiness 
It Overflows with Gratitude and Joy. 

How vain are the Pleasures of the 

Earth to him 
Who has tasted of the Joys of Heaven; 
How sweet is the Consolation 
When in the midst of Suffering 
You have found your best Friend. 
To him who is in Communion with God, 
How vain is all Earthly Happiness, 



God of mercy, God of Grace! 
Show the brightness of Thy Face: 
Shine upon us, Savior Shine; 
Fill Thy Church with light Divine; 
And Thy saving Health Extend 
To the Earth's remotest end* 

Let the People praise Thee, Lord! 
Be by all that live adored: 
Let the Nations shout and sing, 
Glory to their Savior King; 
At Thy feet their Tribute pay, 
And Thy Holy Will obey. 

Let the people praise Thee, Lord! 
Earth shall then her Fruits Afford; 
God to man his Blessings give; 
Man to God Devoted live; 
All Below, and all Above, 
One in joy, and light, and Love. 



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GOD, OUR FATHER. 



From the Heaven above us, 
Where the Angels abide, 

God looks forth so gladly 
Down on every Child. 

Faithfully all day long 
Listens to its Prayer, 

Watches o'er its Footsteps 
With a Father's care* 



With hands that are ever open 
He gives its daily Bread, 

Helps it gladly, willingly, 
In all fear and dread. 



Tell to all the Children 
That a Father lives, 

Who doth always love them 
And who freely gives. 



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THOUGHTS FOR COMMUNION. 



UPON PARTAKING OF THE HOLY 
SACRAMENT. 



Bless the Lord, O my Soul; 
And all that is within me, 
bless his Holy name; 
Bless the. Lord, O my Soul, 
And forget not all his Benefits; 
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; 
Who healeth all thy Diseases; 
Who redeemeth thy Life from 

Destruction ; 
Who Crowneth thee with loving 

kindness 

And tender Mercies. 

The Lord is merciful and gracious, 
Slow to Anger, and plenteous in 

Mercy, 



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He dealeth not with us 
After our Sins ; 
Nor rewardeth us 
According to our iniquities* 

Like as a father pitieth 
His children, 

So the Lord pitieth them 
That fear him* 



For God so loved the world, 
That he gave his only begotten 

Son, 

That whosoever believeth in Him 

Should not perish, 

But have everlasting life. 

Amen* 




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AFTER PARTAKING OF THE 
HOLY SACRAMENT. 



Therefore being Justified 
By Faith, we have Peace 
With God through our Lord 
Jesus Christ* 

If God be for us, who can be 
against us? 

He that spared not his own 
Son, but delivered him up 
For us all, how shall he not 
With him also freely give us 
All things? 

Who shall lay anything 
To the charge of God's elect? 
It is God that Justifieth* 
Who is he that condemneth? 



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It is Christ that Died, 
yea rather, that is risen again, 
who is even at the right 
hand of God, who also 
maketh Intercession for us, 

God is Love, Let us 
love him, because he first 
loved us* 

Who shall separate us from the 
Love of God? 
Shall Tribulation, or Distress, or 
Persecution, or Famine, or 
Nakedness, or Peril, or the Sword? 

Nay, in All these things 
we are more than conquerors 
through Him that loved us* 
For I am persuaded that neither 
Death, nor Life, nor Angels, 
nor Principalities, nor Powers, 
nor things Present, nor things 

to Come, 

Nor Height, nor Depth, 
nor any other Creature shall be able 



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to separate us from the Love of 

God, 

which is in Christ Jesus, our 

Lord. 

My Soul doth magnify the Lord 
And my Spirit hath rejoiced 
in God my Savior. 

This is a Faithful Saying 
and worthy of all acceptation, 
that Christ Jesus is come into 
the world to save the sinners. 
He hath shed his Blood 
for the remission of Sins. 

And if any man sin, we have 
an advocate with the Father, 
Jesus Christ, the Righteous: 
And he is the Propitiation 
for our Sins: and not 
for ours only, but also for 
the Sins of the whole World. 

Hereby perceive we the Love 

of God, 

because He laid down his life 

for us. 



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And this is His commandment, 
That we should believe on 
the Name of his Son, Jesus Christ 
and love one another, 
as he gave us a commandment. 

Beloved, if God so loved us, 
we ought also to love one 
another. 

If we love one another, 
God dwelleth in us, and his 
Love is perfected in us. 

By this shall all men 
know that ye are my Disciples, 
if ye have love to one another* 

Love your Enemies: that ye 
may be the Children of your 

Father 

which is in Heaven. 

It is a faithful saying; 
For if we be dead with Him, 
we shall also live with Him: 
If we suffer, we shall also reign 

with Him' 

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If so be that we suffer with 
him, that we may also be 
glorified together* 

Where I am, there shall also 
my Servant be. I will come 
again and receive you unto myself ; 
that where I am, there may ye 

be also, 

I am the Way, the Truth, 
and the Life. No man cometh 
unto the Father, but by me. 

The Lord is my Shepherd; 
I shall not want. He maketh me 
to lie down in green pastures. 
He leadeth me beside the still 

Waters. 

Yea, though I walk through 
the valley of the Shadow of death, 
I will fear no Evil: for thou art 
with me. Goodness and Mercy 
shall follow me all the days of 

my Life. 

My Sheep hear my Voice, and 
I know them and they follow me : 



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And I give unto them eternal Life ; 
and they shall never perish, 
neither shall any Man pluck 
them out of my Hand. 

I am the Resurrection, and the 

Life: 

He that believeth in me, though 
he were dead, yet shall he live: 

And whosoever liveth and 
believeth in me shall never die. 
Bless the Lord, O my soul; 
and all that is within me, 
bless his Holy Name. 

Amen. 



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SHORT EXPLANATION 



of the 

BIBLE. 

At the Beginning of the Bible we 
read of a new World. 

The Word of God announceth the 
End even from the Beginning. 

It is not only the Compass which 
guides every weary Wanderer to his 
everlasting Rest, but it also contains the 
great Plan and the End the Almighty 
had in view with regard to the world 
which He created, and the Church which 
He delivered. 

It contains the eternal Purpose of 
God, revealed by Jesus - Christ. If any 
one will compare the first fhree Chapters 



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of the Bible with the last three, he will 
be suprised at the Agreement existing 
between them. 

„In the beginning God Created the 
Heaven and the Earth." [Gen. 1. L] And 
at the end of the Bible we read again 
of a new World; 

„And I saw a new Heaven and a new 
Earth: for the first Heaven and the first 
Earth were passed away." Rev. 21.1. And 
I, John, saw the holy City, the new 
Jerusalem, coming down from God out 
of Heaven. 

And I heard a great Voice out of 
Heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of 
God is with men, and he will dwell with 
them, and they shall be his people, and 
God himself shall be with them, and be 
their God* 

„And God said; Let there be Light: 
and there was Light." Gen. 1. 3. And in 
* Rev. 21. 23, 25 we find: And the City had 



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no need of the Sun, neither of the Moon, 
to shine in it: for the Glory of God 
did lighten it and the Lamb 
is the Light thereof. — And the 
Gates of it shall not be shut at all by 
day or night : for there shall be no 
Night there. 

„And a River went out of Eden to 
water the Garden; and from thence it 
was parted, and became into four heads." 
Gen. 2. 10. „And he shewed me a pure 
river of water of Life, clear as crystal, 
proceeding out of the throne of God and 
of the Lamb." Rev. 22. 1. 

In the Beginning we see Satan mak- 
ing his Entrance in order to Seduce and 
to Destroy. At the End we see that he 
is cast into the bottomless Pit that he 
may no longer seduce Man. Rev. 20. 2. 
„And he laid hold on the Dragon, that 
old Serpent, which is the Devil, and Sa- 
tan, and bound him a thousand years, 
and cast him into the bottomless Pit, 
and Shut him up." Rev. 20. 2. 



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In the Beginning Sin and Pain, and 
Lamentation and Death came into the 
World. At the end God shall wipe away 
all Tears from their Eyes ; and there shall 
be no more Death. Rev. 21. 4. 

In the Beginning the Earth is Con- 
demned to bring forth thorns and thistles 
because of the iniquity. At the end; And 
there shall be no more curse : but the 
Throne of God and of the Lamb shall 
be in it. 

In the Beginning we read: Lest he 
put forth his hand, and take also of the 
Tree of Life, and eat, and live forever. 
Gen. 3. 22. At the end we find the tree 
of life in the midst of New Jerusalem. 

Blessed are they that do his Com- 
mandments, that they may have Right 
to the Tree of life, and may enter in 
through the gates into the City Rev. 22. 14. 

In the Beginning Man is subjected 
to the Power of Death and of the Grave, 



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while at the End the dead, small and 
great, stand before God. 

And the Sea gave up the Dead which 
were in it, and Death and Hell were cast 
into the Lake of Fire. Rev. 20. 13, 14. 

This is the second death. 

In the Beginning the first Adam lost 
his Power over the Earth and was driven 
with Shame and Sorrow from Paradise. 
In the End we find the second Adam 
as Victor over Sin and Death, as King 
on the Throne and master of all ruling 
in Triumph and Glory for Ever and Ever. 

If we consider the plan of the Bible 
in this way we find that it is more than 
an ordinary Book. It is a Book which 
reveals the purpose of God and not alone 
points out the way to Salvation, but also 
indicates the Path of His chosen People 
through the desert, and also points out 
in advance the final aim of the World 
which He has Created and the Church 
which He has delivered* 



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It is the Sincere wish of the Author 
of this Book that God may be pleased 
to secure for it in future many worthy 
Readers and to convince all* unworthy 
Readers of their Error so that Truth 
may conquer. 

The reason why we read the Scrip- 
tures is probably still the same and will 
remain the same in all Eternity as we 
find it in John 20. 3L 

That ye might believe that 
Jesus is Christ, the Son of Grod; 
and that believing ye might 
have life through his Name. 

Whatever is Opposed to this object 
can hardly be called a worthy Reading 
of the Bible. This is particularly applica- 
ble to those who seek Information from 
this book in a hostile Spirit, which shall 
serve as means to burst the Holy bonds 
of Religion and be like unto the ancient 
Heathens who according to Ps. 2. 2, 3. 
take counsel together against 



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the Lord, and against his 
Anointed saying, Let ns break 
their bands asunder, and cast 
away their Cords from us* 

Such as they, Read the Scriptures 
with Prejudice and with the dangerous 
Intention of drawing Poison from Honey 
and to mock boldly at that which placeth 
man above other Creatures. 

The Holy Scriptures are Read un- 
worthily if the Unbeliever tries to find 
in it the Proof of his mistaken Prejudices 
and Preconceived notions, the Rioter a 
defense for his Riotous living, and the 
Superstitious tries to obtain Surreptitious- 
ly the Knowledge of some accidental 
Occurrence or of other Human Secrets; 
finally if it is done only to pass away 
Time, as a matter of habit or to Encourage 
a sense of Pharisaical Justice. 

Of such as these we must say, They 
Read the Sacred Scriptures, but they do 
not read them aright. They continue the 



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Race of the Pharisees who Searched as 
Eagerly in the Writings of the Old Testa- 
ment as they Purposely hardened their 
Hearts against Divine Inspirations and 
Received the merited rebuke from Jesus, 
which we find in John 5- 39, 40- 

Ye search the Scriptures for 
in them ye think ye have Eter- 
nal Life: and they are they which 
testify of me* And ye will not 
come to me, that ye might have 
Life. 

Who would therefore expect to be 
Blessed by the Reading of the Scriptures 
must do it with grateful Reverence, with 
hallowed Attention, and with 
willing Obedience. Then he will be Con- 
vinced by unfailing Experience that the 
Word of God still Possesses the Power 
to Promote the Knowledge of Truth to 
Godliness, to strengthen the Instruction 
to Salvation and to preserve the Faith 
in Jesus against all attacks unto the 
End. 



THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM. 



Star of peace, shine forth this night 
And upon each Christian child 

Cast a ray of heavenly light 
Radiant, soft and ever mild. 

Glittering on the nightly plain 
A star divine behold! 

Angels in its heavenly train 
Their beautiful wings unfold. 

The angels proclaim the hour 
When they beheld the Lord 

Breathing in heavenly glory 
Forth His divine word* 

Hark ! hark ! to God the chorus breaks 
From ev'ry host, from ev'ry gem ; 

But one alone the Savior speaks 
It is the Star of Bethlehem. 



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Behold the Angels near the star 
Coming out of heaven's door! 

Though they seem as yet so far, 
They soon will reach the gladsome shore. 

While marshalled on the nightly plain 
The glittering hosts bestud the sky, 

One star alone, of all the train, 
Can fix the sinners wand'ring eye. 

It is my guide, my light, my all ; 
It bade my dark forebodings cease; 
And through the storm and dangers 

thrall, 

It led me to the part of peace. 

Now safely moor'd, my perils o'er, 
111 sing first in night's diadem, 

Forever and forevermore 
The Star the Star of Bethlehem. 



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